series of tubes

English

Etymology

Coined by US Senator from Alaska Ted Stevens in 2006 to describe the Internet in the context of opposing network neutrality, the phrase was widely ridiculed and began to be used satirically.

Noun

series of tubes

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) The Internet.
    Synonyms: Intertubes; see also Thesaurus:Internet

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